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  • Ian Humphrey avatar

    A Message To The Fatherless Series

    Contributed by Ian Humphrey on Mar 15, 2024
     | 740 views

    A Message to the Fatherless

    Psalm 68:4-6 A Message to the Fatherless I. Our Father - There Is A Hero For The Helpless - 5 A father of the fatherless, and a judge of the widows, is God in his holy habitation. A Refuge for the Orphan. "A father of the fatherless." Psalms 27:10 When my father and my mother forsake ...read more

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    Denomination: Holiness

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    Harvest Language

    Contributed by Bernard Dawson on Oct 5, 2002
    based on 24 ratings
     | 3,733 views

    A comparison between agricultural harvest and the fruitfulness of a Christian.

    HARVEST LANGUAGE Scripture: John 15:1-8 Today is Harvest Festival and we are giving food gifts to celebrate the harvest. None of us is presently living on a farm but we are familiar with the terminology and concept of harvest. We know that some plants can be harvested the year they are planted ...read more

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    Denomination: Holiness

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    Illuminating The Darkness Series

    Contributed by Carl Willis on Sep 26, 2006
    based on 1 rating
     | 4,095 views

    Your life is filled with the light of Christ and there is no room for darkness.

    Illuminating the Darkness Ephesians 5:6-14 Ephesians 5:6 (NLT) Don’t be fooled by those who try to excuse these sins, for the terrible anger of God comes upon all those who disobey him. The Inexcusability of Sin  People will try to excuse their sinful behavior  I was born ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    Serpent Of Brass

    Contributed by Brian Buriff on Jun 25, 2006
    based on 14 ratings
     | 5,427 views

    Powerful “fixing-our-eyes-on” - “feasting-our-eyes-on” - expectant kind of faith.

    I. THE SERPENT OF BRASS ON CROSS A. Natural Environment Discourages The People 1. Unfriendly surroundings 2. Complain and speak against the Lord 3. Camp infested with red fiery poisonous snakes a. snakes had been in wilderness all the time b. now Lord releases his restraint, turns them loose 4. ...read more

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    Denomination: Church Of God

  • Shane Brooks avatar

    Finding The Favor Of God

    Contributed by Shane Brooks on Feb 17, 2005
    based on 39 ratings
     | 9,958 views

    God is on your side.

    Let me point something out Anytime someone found favor in the eyes of God they brought forth something Noah- Brought forth an ark Abraham- brought forth a nation Moses- brought forth a people David- brought forth a Throne Mary- Brought forth a son Many people want to but Mary up on a ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

  • Paul Fritz avatar

    How To Be A Good Seed Sower - The Art Of Wise Investing

    Contributed by Paul Fritz on Oct 18, 2000
    based on 51 ratings
     | 7,038 views

    Many intelligent farmers have reaped the benefits of studying the science of wise seed sowing. Farming is a like investing, you actually reap in quantity and in quality that which you sow. While some farmers continue to get small yields, others bring in h

    Many intelligent farmers have reaped the benefits of studying the science of wise seed sowing. Farming is a like investing, you actually reap in quantity and in quality that which you sow. While some farmers continue to get small yields, others bring in huge harvests and prosper. Jesus likened ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    Repairing Broken Altars

    Contributed by David Seeley on Jan 15, 2005
    based on 27 ratings
     | 23,153 views

    A nation can never stand when the altars of the home and the church are not being used. It is high time to rebuild family altars and church altars and thus bring our nation back to God.

    Repairing Broken Altars Background: I Kings 18 Text: I Kings 18:30-39 Key phrase: “And He prepared the altar of the Lord that was broken down.” (vs. 30) I. National Altars Our nation has replaced its altars of worship to God with worship of every other imaginable thing. Turtle eggs, dolphins, and ...read more

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    Denomination: Holiness

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    Overcoming The Devil (Pastor Jose Jr)

    Contributed by Jose Gomez Sr. on Feb 21, 2007
    based on 31 ratings
     | 6,454 views

    How do we Overcome Satan? Standing Against him and all he represents.

    Overcoming the Devil 1 Peter 5:6 So humble yourselves under the mighty power of God, and in his good time he will honor you. 7 Give all your worries and cares to God, for he cares about what happens to you. 8 Be careful! Watch out for attacks from the Devil, your great enemy. He prowls around like ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    Reinventing The Church 1 Series

    Contributed by Kent Kessler on Oct 4, 2007
     | 2,854 views

    We must no longer be a COME AND GET IT CHURCH, but a GO AND GET THEM CHURCH. Or, "Extreme Church Makeover: Should the church join the craze?"

    REINVENTING THE CHURCH, Part 1 Extreme Church Makeover: Should the church join the craze? I recently watched an episode of “Extreme Home Makeover”. If you have seen the show, you know about the “professional makeover artists” … I must confess things have changed quite a bit in my life: from ...read more

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    Denomination: Methodist

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    Be Prepared Series

    Contributed by David Marks on Oct 7, 2007
    based on 15 ratings
     | 6,690 views

    “Failing to prepare is preparing to fail.” -- John Wooden Have you ever asked, “How am I going to make it in this world?” Or a similar question. We are going to be looking into how we can live in this world over the next couple of weeks. 1 Peter 1:13

    “Failing to prepare is preparing to fail.” -- John Wooden Have you ever asked, “How am I going to make it in this world?” Or a similar question. We are going to be looking into how we can live in this world over the next couple of weeks. 1 Peter 1:13-16, I believe helps us understand more how ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

  • W Pat Cunningham avatar

    A Company's Obligation Series

    Contributed by W Pat Cunningham on Jan 16, 2010
     | 3,101 views

    A company has more social obligation than to make a profit.

    January 18, 2010 Caritas in Veritate "Has the LORD as great delight in burnt offerings and sacrifices, as in obeying the voice of the LORD? Behold, to obey is better than sacrifice, and to hearken than the fat of rams. 23 For rebellion is as the sin of divination, and stubbornness is as iniquity ...read more

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    Denomination: Catholic

  • Chris Surber avatar

    Candle Light Christmas Eve Meditation

    Contributed by Chris Surber on Dec 23, 2008
    based on 48 ratings
     | 25,262 views

    This is a concise meditation for a Christmas Eve Candle Light Service.

    Christ, Luke 2:1-20, 52 Illustration A man sat at a metro station in Washington DC and started to play the violin; it was a cold January morning. He played six Bach pieces for about 45 minutes. During that time, since it was rush hour, it was calculated that thousands of people went through the ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian Church

  • Carl Benge avatar

    What Does God Want? Freedom Through Forgiveness Series

    Contributed by Carl Benge on May 6, 2009
    based on 4 ratings
     | 3,957 views

    How forgiveness is a two way street and how God wants us to forgive and be forgiven to break the cycle.

    Over the past two weeks we have explored the message that God wants us to be repentive, loving kindness , seeking a holy justice for all, as well as being in humble love with God. Today Jesus brings us another message from God, and that message is He has come to deliver people from captivity, ...read more

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    Denomination: Methodist

  • Shawn Rose avatar

    Be A Man

    Contributed by Shawn Rose on Jul 28, 2008
    based on 5 ratings
     | 14,633 views

    Men, our families desperately need us to "be a man." What does that mean, exactly? The Bible provides us four descriptions of what it means to "be a man."

    BE A MAN Text: 1 Corinthians 16:13 Introduction: •“Quit you like men” means “Be a man” •What does it mean to be a man? Body: 1. Be a Protector – Mark 3:27 •Protect them physically oCrime: ¼ million child abductions every year 1,700,000 adult ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Ralph Andrus avatar

    Man’s Fall Into Hopelessness

    Contributed by Ralph Andrus on May 24, 2010
    based on 1 rating
     | 2,941 views

    NAAMAN HAD: ❶. A Respectable Life ❷. A Contaminated Life ❸. A Desperate Life ❹. A Solution for Life

    Sin Left Alone Will Decay & Rot -The change from Fresh - To Rotted is gradual - Fruit abandoned will decay & rot over time - Bacteria all around us does it’s work - They need to be feed to survive. - They grow on and in the food causing it to decay or rot. - To be fresh & useable - Fruit ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist